Jonathan Kearney

Rashi - Linguist despite Himself

A Study of the Linguistic Dimension of Rabbi Solomon Yishaqi's Commentary on Deuteronomy

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The commentary on the Torah of the eleventh-century French rabbi, Solomon Yishaqi of Troyes (better known as Rashi), is one of the major texts of mediaeval Judaism. Rashi's commentary has enjoyed an almost canonical status among many traditional Jews from mediaeval times to the present day. The popularity of his Torah commentary is often ascribed to Rashi's skillful combination of traditional midrashic interpretations of Scripture with observations on the language employed therein. In this respect, Rashi is often presented as a linguist or grammarian. This book presents a critical reappraisal of this issue through a close reading of Rashi's c… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-567-35991-9
EAN: 9780567359919
Produktnummer: 29845989
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 224 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 1'646 KB

Über den Autor

Jonathan Kearney is Lecturer in Jewish and Islamic Studies at Dublin City University, Ireland. His research explores the textual traditions of Judaism, Islam and Christianity.